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Matt Deegan
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Radio and audio stuff. Present @themediaclub.com
* @foldermedia.co.uk, @muxco.com and @funkidslive.com
* @podcastrex.com and @podcastdiscovery.com
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Matt Deegan @mattdeegan.com · Nov 12
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I expect we'll see the resignation of some other BBC board directors this week and that all roads will lead back to Robbie Gibb's interference.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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BBC DG Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News resign over the Trump edit.
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Will this replace Stephen Fry in your collection?
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 4d
New Harry Potter audiobooks are on the way with a massive all-star cast!

Media consultant Paul Robinson thinks this could be the start of bigger budget audiobooks on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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November 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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A fun Media Club this week!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 4d
Zohran Mamdani NY Mayor win provides hope to democracy in the US!

Media writer @janemartinson.bsky.social points out that his battle with the press isn't over on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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I think Tony Pastor committed an act of news on @prospectmagazine.co.uk's Media Confidential mentioning that their next Goalhanger show will be The Rest is Science.
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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British Airways pauses sponsorship on Louis Theroux's podcast.

Filmmaker Ben Zand questions how much power brands have over content on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast #LouisTheroux #BobVylan
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Disney Plus will be stopping funding for Doctor Who!

Insight Editor at Broadcast @rebeccakcooney.bsky.social runs us through what's happened on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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October 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The AudioUK APA noms are out, and @funkidslive.com is up for Network/Publisher of the year, following on from noms for Station of the Year at the @radioacademy.bsky.social's ARIAS and Network/Publisher of the Year at the BPAs. The triple! Congrats to the Fun Kids and Create teams!
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Always excited when I get to say ShitCo on the pod - listen/watch the whole thing to hear!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 18d
Who will buy Warner Brothers Discovery?

@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Why did Tess and Claudia announce their departure in a Reel?
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · 18d
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨Would a BBC / Tess & Claudia disagreement explain the unusual announcement?

@heatherfallon.bsky.social from Broadcast and Alex Segal of InterTalent on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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New blog post: RAJAR Q3/2025: What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR?
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RAJAR Q3/2025
What's happening with Heart, Radio 2 and GHR?
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October 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Are celebrities damaging their reputations on The Traitors? Media Writer @taraconlan.bsky.social shares her thoughts on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast #Traitors
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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A new magic 8 ball horror show from M. Night Shyamalan is in the works, BBC Studios’ @thomasadamcurry.com shares what we know so far on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast #Horror #MNightShyamalan
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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How Long Until Alan Carr’s Celebrity Traitors Meltdown?

Rhianna Dhillon and London Centric’s @jim.londoncentric.media on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com.

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#Podcast
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Obviously we're all better here...
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Oct 10
🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 @jim.londoncentric.media: Twitter is a Cesspit & Democratic Crisis

London Centric’s Jim Waterson on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Rhianna Dhillon.

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October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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If you fancy hearing from some British Podcast Awards winners, City St George's put on a free event in Clerkenwell, with a drink at the end too! Register here:
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Podcast Gold - An Evening of British Podcast Award Winners | City St George's, University of London
Join City St George's Centre of Podcasting Excellence to welcome and celebrate the winners of this year's British Podcast Awards.
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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A good piece from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about the British Podcast Awards.
observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
The British Podcast awards are now the Oscars of the medium
The glitzy, celeb-studded ceremony’s jump to the O2 Arena reflects the growth in podcasting itself
observer.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Always fun to be out and about for the podcast. Always amazed how great the iPhone camera looks too!
themediaclub.com The Media Club @themediaclub.com · Oct 5
This week on The Media Club we're backstage at the British Podcast Awards chatting to the winners and finding out about the changes at Audio Always and the launch of female podcast collective Hera.
Backstage at the British Podcast Awards
Matt Deegan, Ollie Peart and the BPA Winners
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October 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Will Kill List get it's very own TV series? We asked host Carl Miller at the 2025 BPAs on The Media Club with @mattdeeganlive.

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#Podcast #BPA #BritishPodcastAwards
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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On the occasion of Radio 1's birthday, there's a great episode of @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social's @talk90stome.bsky.social with Mark Radcliffe talking about R1 in the 90s and Mark and Lard's 'journey' over the decade!
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Talk ’90s to me: Radio 1's most chaotic decade – with Mark Radcliffe of 'Mark and Lard'
The brand new podcast that dives deep into all things ’90s. In 1997, Mark and Lard landed the biggest job in British radio: hosting the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Nine months later, ratings had plum...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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61% of marketers are upping their creator spend next year.

Kantar’s Jane Ostler on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social.

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#Podcast
September 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Optimism at The Observer’s New Home, Tortoise.

The Observer’s @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social on the new Media Club with @mattdeegan.com ft. Kantar’s Jane Ostler.

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📺 https://youtu.be/P9jV-OYSoNs
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#Podcast
September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Our Monday morning Briefed newsletter is up! We're covering what happened in over 20 media podcasts. Take a look!
Briefed: Media Under Siege
The weekly roundup of all the media podcasts
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September 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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I've just written tomorrow's round-up of all the week's media podcasts. Subscribe for free to get it in your inbox:
www.themediaclub.com/p/briefed-me...
Briefed: Media Under Siege
The weekly roundup of all the media podcasts
www.themediaclub.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Stephen Fry has been de-aged with AI in a short film around AI, co-director @julietriddell.bsky.social explains the process on The Media Club with @mattdeegan.com

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#Podcast
September 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM